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Expansion in area and price pressure

Heidi Biehl, DIY in Europe AustriaSince the German companies Hagebau, Hornbach, OBI and Praktiker entered the Austrian market in 1995, a remarkable evolution has taken place. Admittedly, the figure of 570 DIY stores …

Distribution25. May 2007

Consolidation of European presence

Exel, French market leader in the field of sprayers, has now established itself in the water technology market as well.

Distribution22. May 2007

Première for Paris fair

Créabitat, the fair for interior decoration and DIY pro-ducts, had its first test run from 25 to 27 September within the framework of the “Salons d’…

Distribution22. May 2007

Future-oriented changes

The Tabur group has introduced a new organisational structure, which will ensure changes within its marketing arms and affiliated retailers

Distribution22. May 2007

Moderate growth of floorspace

Last year the DIY retail trade in France saw rather good progress. Despite some caution where new openings were concerned, the discounter concept is …

Distribution22. May 2007

Austria’s largest grouping

Austria is the only foreign country so far where Hagebau has any involvement. There the cooperative is growing at a double-digit rate, faster than …

Distribution18. May 2007

Challenge for retailers

The new European-wide legislation on chemical substances will enter into force on 1 June 2007. This will result in an increased need for communication in …

Distribution16. May 2007

Online offensive in Britain

DIY retailers in the United Kingdom are opening up the internet for online trading, thereby confirming its great potential as a channel of distribution

Distribution15. May 2007

Serious challenges ahead

It is too early to say yet what Focus Do It All is going to do with the recently acquired Wickes stores. But even before it suddenly became a chain of over…

Distribution15. May 2007

The Italian world of DIY

Giulia Arrigoni, DIY in Europe Italy28 million Italians take an interest in DIY, according to a study by Infratest Burke on behalf of Henkel. This figure …

Distribution14. May 2007

Germans are still Europe's keenest DIYers

One in three euros spent in the European market overall gets paid into a German till. The European Consumer Barometer of the Cetelem …

Distribution10. May 2007

Customers regard DIY stores as an uninspired patchwork of goods and services

Konzept & Markt and Dähne Verlag have together carried out a major survey of DIY store customers. …

Distribution2. May 2007

Switzerland: More competition

Bauhaus’s market entry last year has further exacerbated the competitive situation for Swiss DIY retailers

Distribution20. April 2007

Austria: Significance of DIY products

Of the € 2 536 spent by Austrian households on average per month in 2005, 5.3 per cent went on DIY products

Distribution20. April 2007

Megastore with German imprint

Vietnam’s first shopping centre for the building, living and furnishing sectors is located in Hanoi. It features an 8 000 m² DIY department for which …

Distribution20. April 2007